The 2001 Rally Australia (formally the 14th Telstra Rally Australia) was the thirteenth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 1 November and 4 November 2001, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 6th win in the World Rally Championship.
Background Entry list No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant CarTyre World Rally Championship manufacturer entries 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 2 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 6 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 7 Tommi Mäkinen Timo Hantunen Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 9 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 10 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 World Rally Championship entries 16 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 17 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 18 Toshihiro Arai Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 19 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 20 Peter 'Possum' Bourne Mark Stacey Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 21 Pasi Hagström Tero Gardemeister Toyota Castrol Finland Toyota Corolla WRC 22 Henrik Lundgaard Jens-Christian Anker Toyota Castrol Team Denmark Toyota Corolla WRC 23 Neal Bates Coral Taylor Neal Bates Toyota Corolla WRC 24 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe Oman Arab World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 25 Abdullah Bakhashab Bobby Willis Toyota Team Saudi Arabia Toyota Corolla WRC 30 Achim Mörtl Stefan Eichhorner Promotor World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 36 Nigel Heath Steve Lancaster World Rally HIRE Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 39 Stuart Warren Murray Hynes Stuart Warren Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 43 Scott Pedder Rob Beekman Pedders Suspension Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 51 Tolley Challis William Hayes Westec Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 57 Stephen Handbury Dale Moscatt Stephen Handbury Subaru Impreza Wagon 61 Jacquiline Dines Gray Marshall Jacquiline Dines Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 63 Simon Kirke Angela Moore Simon Kirke Subaru Impreza WRX 64 Keith Hedgeland Toni Feaver Keith Hedgeland Subaru Impreza 555 70 Robert Whyatt Malcolm Cox Robert Whyatt Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Group N Cup entries 26 Cody Crocker Greg Foletta Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza STI N8 27 Juha Kangas Mika Ovaskainen Juha Kangas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 28 Ed Ordynski Iain Stewart Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 29 Marko Ipatti Karri Marttila Raceworx Subaru Impreza STI 31 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 32 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 33 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 34 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 37 Natalie Barratt Chris Patterson Natalie Barratt Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 38 Dean Herridge Jim Carlton Les Walkden Racing Subaru Impreza WRX 40 Simon Evans Sue Evans Raceworx Subaru Impreza STI 41 Spencer Lowndes Chris Randell Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 42 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 44 Mark Thompson David Boddy Mark Thompson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 45 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin François Duval Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 46 Reece Jones Leo Bult Reece Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 47 Luca Baldini Massimo Agostinelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 48 Martin Lintott Tony Jackson Lincorp Automotive Subaru Impreza WRX 49 Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 50 Sam Brand Tim Batten Sam Brand Subaru Impreza WRX 52 Jean-Philippe Patthey Claude Alain Besse Scuderia Chicco d'Oro Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 53 Dennis Dunlop Jacquie Dunlop Dennis Dunlop Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 54 David Hills Lyndall Drake Australian Plastic Profiles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 56 Steve Forsberg Paul van der Mey Steve Forsberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 58 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 59 Atsushi Masumura Osamu Yoda Super Alex Troop Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 60 Haruo Takakuwa Paul Flintoft Takayama College Subaru Impreza WRX 62 Michael Anderson Melissa Anderson Michael Anderson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 65 Jim Marden Stuart Percival Takayama College Subaru Impreza 555 66 Jeremy Vaughan Jonathon Mortimer Maximum Motorsport Subaru Impreza WRX 69 Ryo Funaki Hiroyasu Sonoda Ryo Funaki Subaru Vivio RX-R 71 Rick Powell Paul Bennett Rick Powell Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 72 Shane Dirou Hanna Drury Maximum Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 73 Christopher Anderson Joel Lithgo Christopher Anderson Nissan Sunny GTI 74 John Hendry Andrew Wilson John Hendry Proton Satria 75 Kunio Takeuchi Michael Hawiley All Student University Subaru Vivio RX-R 76 Scott Clarke Justin Doney SAFER WA Hyundai Excel 77 David Kendall Jennifer Kendall-Stewart David Kendall Subaru Impreza WRX 79 Duane Partridge Glen Hancock Office of Youth Affairs Daihatsu Charade GTi Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 149.96 km 1 November 18:42 SS1 Langley Park Super 1 2.20 km 2 November 10:27 SS2 Helena North 1 24.14 km 10:53 SS3 Helena South 1 18.43 km 12:00 SS4 Kev's 9.56 km 12:39 SS5 Beraking 26.46 km 13:27 SS6 Flynns Short 19.98 km 15:32 SS7 Helena North 2 24.14 km 15:58 SS8 Helena South 2 18.43 km 16:23 SS9 Atkins 4.42 km 19:30 SS10 Langley Park Super 2 2.20 km Leg 2 — 141.12 km 3 November 08:36 SS11 Stirling East 35.48 km 09:23 SS12 Brunswick 16.63 km 11:23 SS13 Wellington Dam 45.42 km 14:07 SS14 Harvey Weir 6.97 km 14:28 SS15 Stirling West 15.89 km 16:14 SS16 Murray Pines 18.53 km 19:45 SS17 Langley Park Super 3 2.20 km Leg 3 — 105.69 km 4 November 07:59 SS18 Bannister West 34.57 km 09:07 SS19 Bannister North 36.84 km 10:32 SS20 Bannister South 28.65 km 12:35 SS21 Michelin TV Stage 5.63 km Source:
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:17:01.3 10 2 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:17:41.7 +40.46 3 2 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:18:21.4 +1:20.14 4 16 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:18:32.2 +1:30.93 5 4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:18:41.3 +1:40.02 6 7 Tommi Mäkinen Timo Hantunen Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:20:04.0 +3:02.71 Source:
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:17:01.3 10 2 2 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:17:41.7 +40.46 3 3 2 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:18:21.4 +1:20.14 5 4 4 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:18:41.3 +1:40.02 6 5 7 Tommi Mäkinen Timo Hantunen Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:20:04.0 +3:02.71 7 6 6 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 3:20:42.5 +3:41.20 8 7 3 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:22:00.5 +4:59.20 10 8 10 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 3:24:33.0 +7:31.70 11 9 8 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 3:24:54.3 +7:53.00 12 10 9 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC2 3:25:17.0 +8:15.70 Source:
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (1 Nov) SS1 Langley Park Super 1 2.20 km Didier Auriol Carlos Sainz Peugeot 206 WRCFord Focus RS WRC '01 1:30.7 Didier Auriol Carlos Sainz Leg 1 (2 Nov) SS2 Helena North 1 24.14 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 13:43.6 Marcus Grönholm SS3 Helena South 1 18.43 km Marcus Grönholm Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRCPeugeot 206 WRC 9:42.7 SS4 Kev's 9.56 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 6:01.5 SS5 Beraking 26.46 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 14:52.2 SS6 Flynns Short 19.98 km Didier Auriol Peugeot 206 WRC 12:08.7 Colin McRae SS7 Helena North 2 24.14 km Didier Auriol Peugeot 206 WRC 13:29.4 Marcus Grönholm SS8 Helena South 2 18.43 km Carlos Sainz Richard Burns Ford Focus RS WRC '01Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 9:34.2 SS9 Atkins 4.42 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:01.3 SS10 Langley Park Super 2 2.20 km Didier Auriol Petter Solberg Peugeot 206 WRCSubaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 1:30.8 Leg 2 (3 Nov) SS11 Stirling East 35.48 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 19:38.8 SS12 Brunswick 16.63 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 9:08.5 SS13 Wellington Dam 45.42 km Stage cancelled SS14 Harvey Weir 6.97 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 3:47.8 SS15 Stirling West 15.89 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 9:20.0 SS16 Murray Pines 18.53 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:40.4 SS17 Langley Park Super 3 2.20 km Didier Auriol Peugeot 206 WRC 1:29.7 Leg 3 (4 Nov) SS18 Bannister West 34.57 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 17:22.7 SS19 Bannister North 36.84 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 19:26.6 SS20 Bannister South 28.65 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 16:32.1 SS21 Michelin TV Stage 5.63 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '01 3:28.1
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Colin McRae 42 Nicky Grist 42 1 Peugeot Total 90 2 Tommi Mäkinen 41 Risto Mannisenmäki 40 1 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 86 3 Richard Burns 40 Robert Reid 40 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 69 4 Carlos Sainz 33 Luis Moya 33 Subaru World Rally Team 62 5 Harri Rovanperä 30 Risto Pietiläinen 30 Škoda Motorsport 15
FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers Classification